john ramos when to take a closer look and speak with those that have no where else to play. some of the kids have been here since birth and is there neighborhood, they still aknowledge there is an element of danger. and fear when it walked through. >> the kids from the city academy in the san francisco tenderloin district play in a small area. a heavy iron fence is all that separates the child would innocence from the grim reality of the city's most desperate neighborhood. >> you walked by people and see them shooting up and people overdosing on the street. >> many fights, and stabbings. >> i would never raise a kid here. >> but parents that you usually don't feel that a choice. trapped by poverty in neighborhood overrun by crime and drug addiction. she works hard to help the area, even if she aknowledge is the effect upon this place on children. >> they're scared about people yelling and fighting but they're definitely scared. the word is definitely " scared ". >> this is the only emptor playing space for the academy. to help kids cope the school offers full-time counseling